On November 27, Beijing time, the Houston Rockets ushered in a back-to-back matchup at home, against the Thunder, who were at the bottom of the West, both teams were rebuilding and talented teams; This duel is also known as a confrontation between talents. It is worth mentioning that Sellars continued to change formations before the game, rotating Fernando, who had just returned, while allowing Shenjing and Jabari Smith to partner with the interior starters, reducing the playing time of Martin Jr. and Matthews, and continuing to test the chemistry of the Rockets' starters.
Sure enough, in this game, after Shenjing's return, the Rockets completely opened up on the offensive end, and as soon as the first quarter came up, they used their excellent outside feel to once stretch the score to double digits, and in the past two games, the Rockets felt surprisingly good on the outside; Now facing the Thunder, the Rockets hit a total of 18 three-pointers, shooting an astonishing 50.0%, and the Rockets scored 54 points on three-pointers, which reminded fans of the "light bulb combination" run-and-bomb team.
19 points on 3 battlefields! The rocket greeted the unexpected joy
Unexpectedly, after defeating the Thunder, the Rockets won two straight games for the first time of the season, and the record also reached 4-14, still ranking first in the league; Interestingly, during the Rockets' reversal of the Hawks and the big win over the Thunder, the team's state on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends seemed to change teams, except for the inability to guarantee a reduction in the error rate, basically completed the Silas arrangement excellently; It seems that this group of young generals did find a certain chemical reaction after a 5-day truce.
In particular, the scouting show "Jabari Smith" has performed fantastic in the past three games, playing 33.9 minutes per game, cutting 19.3 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.0 blocks, and shooting 38.7% from three-point range per game; On the court, Jabari Smith has been running tirelessly, and now he is more decisive in his shots and has excellent chemistry with Jaylen Green. Through the last three games, when Jaylen Green or Porter Jr. holds the ball high, Jabari Smith will block high, and then choose to open up the box space, once the opponent shrinks the box, Jaylen Green will pass the ball to Smith for the first time to finish, this cooperation has been tried and tested.
The flower show gradually got better, and Silas picked up the treasure
Now, with Jabari Smith getting better, he has become the most envious big man in the eyes of other players, although he is not driven by the excellent No. 1 position, but Jabari Smith has plenty of opportunities to play; He has learned to thrive in the face of adversity, and it's worth mentioning that Jabari Smith currently ranks in the top three rookies in this class of defensive efficiency and is averaging 2 three-pointers per game. Such a space-based four-position play does bring some changes to the rocket.
On the other hand, the Rockets, after receiving the surprise feedback from Jabari Smith, the Rockets' guards and forwards broke through the box more smoothly, which came from the attraction of Jabari Smith's strong points on the outside, and now more teams are willing to spend time studying Smith's style of play; On the court, he is not only a shooter, but also a rebounding protector and excellent frame guard. It is true that Jabari Smith has been criticized for not having excellent ball handling, but his ability to use his advantages to "avoid the edge" is also the ability to read the game, in any case, Sellars' bold attempt this time does bring new changes to the team.
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